By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent The Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Commercial Agriculture, Mr. Akuku Ugbani has denied claims that he resigned following a directive from the Governor to all aides to submit their handover notes by Friday, April 26, 2019. Ugbani had reacted to the directive with a
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent As Christians across the country celebrate the death and resurrection of the Saviour, Jesus Christ, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has called on all faithful to imbibe the virtues of peace, love, sacrifice and forgiveness which he said represent the core values of Easter. Ayade who made
By Margaret John: House of Assembly Correspondent and Efa Sunday As the eight Assembly of the Cross River State legislature winds down, the Speaker, Honorable John Lebo (PDP, Abi) has said the House grew in leaps due to the cordial relationship between members which led to national recognition. Lebo who expressed satisfaction with the successes
It is no longer news that Cross River State paraded the highest number of political appointees between 2015-2019 under the administration of Governor Ben Ayade. Available records states that Ayade had over 6, 000 appointees who were drawing regular salaries from the State Government coffers even without offices, designations and job schedules. The Governor came
By Archibong Jeremiah Walter Onnoghen, Esq. has appealed the judgement of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) finding him guilty of all six charges against him by the Federal Government. Mr. Onnoghen is appealing the judgement which is removal from office and banned him from holding any public office for a decade. See pictures of
By David Nsa The Cross River State Chairman of Christian Association Of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Joseph Ukpo has called on Christian faithfuls to celebrate the Easter period with joy and reflection. Bishop Ukpo made this known on Thursday in an interview were he intimated Christians to remain steadfast in the faith. He said, “Jesus was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has convicted the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on false asset declaration. The CCT Chairman, Mr. Danladi Umar in his judgment which was delayed from Thursday morning till afternoon found Mr. Onnoghen guilty of all six charges preferred against him by the federal
By Our Government House Correspondent Ahead of his second term inauguration on May 29, Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has disclosed that he will reduce the size of his cabinet in order to ensure better service delivery. This is even as the Governor, in a statement released in Calabar on today, Thursday, directed